Laura Simonson, 37, of Farmington, Minnesota, was identified as the first victim. Her mother reported her missing last November.

A motorist called police on June 5 to report a pair of suitcases along side a road in the Town of Geneva in Walworth County.

Officials said when deputies responded, they found the women's bodies inside the suitcases.

"At this time, we send out our condolences to the families of both Laura and Jenny. It's through this investigation it's our hope that we can bring some closure to their families," Town of Geneva Police Chief Steve Hurley said.

Steven Zelich, 52, of West Allis, was arrested last week in connection with the deaths. Sources said that Zelich had online and in-person relationships with the women, and that he told authorities he was involved in their deaths.

A criminal complaint said Zelich dropped the suitcases along a rural Town of Geneva road June 5.

Simonson was found with a "rope wrapped around her neck, a collar and was naked," according to the criminal complaint. Gamez, had her "hands bound with rope behind her back."

Zelich told investigators he met both women online.

"This was not something random where he picked her up off the street and kidnapped her and held her against her will. They were known acquaintances," Rochester, Minnesota, police Capt. John Sherwin said.

Court documents said Zelich hooked up with Gamez in Kenosha County in 2012 and killed her shortly after.

Investigators wouldn't say what led them to request Gamez' dental records, which led to her positive ID.

"Jenny was not officially reported missing. That's what took a little while. She had told her family that she was moving and they thought that perhaps she was on with her life," Hurley said.

WESLEY WASHINGTON WAS SHOT IN THE THIGH AND THE CAP. HE'S ARRIVED. NOW TO DEVELOPING STORY, THE OTHER VICTIM IN THE SUITCASE BODIES CASE FROM WALWORTH COUNTY IS NOW POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED. THE ONE-TIMED JANE DOE IS NOW IDENTIFIED AS 19-YEAR-OLD JENNY GAMEZ FROM THE STATE OF OREGON. A SUSPECT IN THE CASE REMAINS LOCKED UP HERE IN THE WALWORTH COUNTY JAIL COME EVEN AS INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOW IDENTIFIED THE WOMAN WHO UP UNTIL NOW HAS BEEN KNOWN ONLY AS JANE DOE. HER BODY WAS FOUND IN A SUITCASE JUNE 5 ALONG GENEVA ROAD. 19-YEAR-OLD JENNY GAMEZ WAS APPARENTLY DEAD FOR AT LEAST A YEAR AND A HALF. STORED INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE IN THE REFRIGERATOR AND CAR A FORMER POLICE OFFICER STEVENS ZELICH. IS THROUGH THIS INVESTIGATION THAT IT'S OUR HOPE THAT WE CAN HELP BRING SOME CLOSURE TO THEIR FAMILIES. THE WALWORTH COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAID THEY'RE MOVING TO A SUPPORT ROLE FOR THE ROCHESTER MINNESOTA POLICE WHERE THEY SAY 37-YEAR-OLD MAURICE SIMONTON WAS KILLED. AND KENOSHA POLICE WHERE THEY BELIEVE GAMEZ WAS KILLED. POLICE ARE NOT SAY WHAT LED THEM TO REQUEST HER DENTAL RECORDS WHICH LED TO HER POSITIVE ID. JENNY WAS NOT OFFICIALLY REPORTED MISSING. THAT'S WHAT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE. SHE HAD TOLD HER FAMILY SHE WAS MOVING AND I THOUGHT PERHAPS SHE HAD GONE ON WITH HER LIFE. POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING ZELICH'S CLAIM THAT HE KILLED